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2025 Restaurant Payment Trends and Predictions

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As digital transactions become ubiquitous, businesses across all sectors are embracing innovations that reshape the way they interact with customers. In 2025, the restaurant industry will continue to adapt to these payment innovations, with a focus on eliminating cash transactions and prioritizing seamless, digital payment methods.

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Value Is the New Battleground for Loyalty

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The report found that loyalty is eroding as brands worked hard to offer new limited time offers, value meals, upgraded loyalty programs, and digital innovations. 61 percent of kiosk users say they want to see more kiosks in restaurants – up from 57 percent in 2024 and 36 percent in 2023. The survey of 1,500 U.S.-based

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Here Are the 2025 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Award Finalists

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Louis, MO RJ Yoakum, Georgie, Dallas, TX Best New Restaurant A restaurant opened between October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, that already demonstrates excellence in cuisine, seems likely to make a significant impact in years to come, and demonstrates consistent excellence in food, atmosphere, hospitality, and operations.

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Here Are the 2025 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

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Candidate has set high standards; demonstrates creativity and consistency in excellence, innovation, hospitality; is making efforts to create a sustainable work culture; and has served as an exceptional example or mentor for other beverage professionals. residents, the organization canceled its ceremonies in 2020 and 2021.

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2023 Restaurant Technology Trends: Consolidation, Experience, and Fees

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Here are six things I see coming in 2023: Labor pressure is easing, but operators are still looking for labor management. Partly driven by labor, but also folks just looking to innovate. A likely recession in 2023 is already leading consumers to cut back on restaurant spending.

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Tech Will Be Essential to Boost Food Safety and Quality in 2023

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Tech tools will be instrumental in helping the food industry innovate to ensure that today’s problems don’t reduce our future food supply. As a result, brands had to be flexible, adding remote audits and self-inspections instead of solely in-person audits. Increase Quality and Accuracy.

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Beyond the Plate: Evolution and Exploration in the 2024 Restaurant Scene

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Brands find themselves at a pivotal juncture, where they have the opportunity to both captivate customers and secure their loyalty through a thoughtful blend of innovation and tradition. Finding the balance between innovation and tradition is the secret recipe for enduring success in the evolving dining industry.